Convert CSV to Swatch Library?

Question

Hi everyone
I have a list of 300+ colors that I need to make into a swatch library for Illustrator. The data looks like this:
GREEN GRASS,127,187,0
PALE YELLOW,241,235,135
LIGHT YELLOW,238,231,93
DAFFODIL,249,231,21
MOONBEAM,249,223,22
etc.
It's RGB I think. In any case, I am just starting with Illustrator and I know NOTHING about scripting. Can anyone help me get aaaaalllll these colors into a swatch library, please? I am getting a migraine just thinking about putting them in one by one. LOL
I found something here, but that didn't work for me. I get an error on processing on line 75. http://forums.adobe.com/message/2877951
Error 24: app.doScript is not a function, Line 75 _> app.dpScript(speakThis, 1095978087); //AppleScript.
I get as far as choosing the csv file, and then I get the error. I think this outputs as CMYK, but not sure. Does anyone know of another script, or can anyone help me out?
Thanks,
Gina

Answer 1

Muppet's script was for InDesign -- I guess so it could save the swatches as an .ASE file. Illustrator's Javascript lacks this command ...
Here is a variant, based upon MM's, but stripped of all ID specific stuff. This one creates your new swatches in the current document; it creates a new swatch group with the CSV file name.
function main() {
     if (isOSX()) {
          var csvFile = File.openDialog('Select a CSV File', function (f) { return (f instanceof Folder) || f.name.match(/\.csv$/i);} );
     } else {
          var csvFile = File.openDialog('Select a CSV File','comma-separated-values(*.csv):*.csv;');
     if (csvFile != null) {
          fileArray = readInCSV(csvFile);
          var columns = fileArray[0].length;
          //alert('CSV file has ' + columns + ' columns…');
          var rows = fileArray.length;
          //alert('CSV file has ' + rows + ' rows…');
          if (columns == 4 && rows > 0) {
               exchangeSwatches(csvFile);
          } else {
               var mess = 'Incorrect CSV File?';
               isOSX ? saySomething(mess) : alert(mess);
     } else {
          var mess = 'Ooops!!!';
          isOSX ? saySomething(mess) : alert(mess);
main();
function exchangeSwatches(csvFile) {
//    var docRef = app.documents.add();
     var docRef = app.activeDocuments;
     var swatchgroup = docRef.swatchGroups.add();
     swatchgroup.name = csvFile.name;
     with (docRef) {    
        /*  for (var i = swatches.length-1; i >= 0; i--) {
               swatches[i].remove();
          for (var a = 0; a < fileArray.length; a++) {
               var n = fileArray[a][0]; // First Column is name              
               if (n == 'Cyan' || n == 'Magenta' || n == 'Yellow' || n == 'Black') {         
                    n = n + '-???'; // Reserved swatch name;
               r = parseFloat(fileArray[a][1]); // Second Column is Red
               g = parseFloat(fileArray[a][2]); // Third Column is Green
               b = parseFloat(fileArray[a][3]); // Forth Column is Bloo
               if (r >= 0 && r <= 255 && g >= 0 && g <= 255 && b >= 0 && b <= 255) {
                 var color = new RGBColor;
                 color.red = r;
                 color.green = g;
                 color.blue = b;
                 var swatch = swatches.add();
                 swatch.name = n;
                 swatch.color = color;
                 swatchgroup.addSwatch(swatch);
               } else {
                    var mess = 'Color values are out of range?';
                    isOSX ? saySomething(mess) : alert(mess);
function readInCSV(fileObj) {
     var fileArray = new Array();
     fileObj.open('r');
     fileObj.seek(0, 0);
     while(!fileObj.eof) {
          var thisLine = fileObj.readln();
          var csvArray = thisLine.split(',');
          fileArray.push(csvArray);
     fileObj.close();
     return fileArray;
function saySomething(stringObj) {
     var speakThis = 'I say, "' + stringObj + '"';
     alert(speakThis);
function isOSX() {
  return $.os.match(/Macintosh/i);